| Tom Rose Tom Rose, a Bay Area native, received music degrees from San Francisco State University (1962) and Mills College (1973). His principal teachers were Earl Smith, Leon Russianoff and Rosario Mazzeo. He taught music in the Oakland and Berkeley schools from 1973 to 1979. Since 1988 he has been associated with the San Francisco Ballet as Orchestra Personnel Manager and extra clarinetist. In addition to his performances in the San Francisco area he is Principal Clarinetist of the Music in the Mountains Festival, Grass Valley, CA. He and Miles Graber recently released their debut CD, Music for Clarinet and Piano. O1C Performances: Graber-Kreston-Rose Trio |
